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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 1,674 | 1,702 | 1,468 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 3,451 | 3,611 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,658 | 1,816 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 1,585 | 1,464 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 1,187 | 1,191 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 1,271 | 1,306 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 2,113 | 2,049 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 11,265 | 11,437 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.5 | 59.3 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 32,232 | 33,457 | 34,090 | 35,279 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 19,797 | 19,957 | 20,238 | 20,469 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 603.9 | 631.4 | 653.3 | 684.9 | na |
| Total income | $m | 622.2 | 656.1 | 678.1 | 709.3 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 30,505 | 31,639 | 32,283 | 33,460 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 31,429 | 32,874 | 33,504 | 34,654 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 79.0 | 79.6 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 5.7 | 4.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 2.5 | 2.4 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 11.7 | 12.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 779.0 | 816.0 | na | na | na |
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